Patents by Inventor Kerry William Quinn

Kerry William Quinn has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Vibratory drum with circular motion
    Patent number: 11535456
    Abstract: A vibratory drum includes a tubular drum having a longitudinal axis, and first and second vibratory generators disposed laterally relative to the longitudinal axis and opposite each other across the tubular drum. The drum also includes a frame to which the first and second vibratory generators are attached; and a plurality of resilient elements attached at a first end to the tubular drum and at a second end to the frame, whereby the vibratory motion of the generators is transferred to the tubular drum to impart a circular motion to material disposed in the tubular drum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: General Kinematics Corporation
    Inventors: Steve Massman, Kerry William Quinn
  • VIBRATORY DRUM WITH CIRCULAR MOTION
    Publication number: 20200369475
    Abstract: A vibratory drum includes a tubular drum having a longitudinal axis, and first and second vibratory generators disposed laterally relative to the longitudinal axis and opposite each other across the tubular drum. The drum also includes a frame to which the first and second vibratory generators are attached; and a plurality of resilient elements attached at a first end to the tubular drum and at a second end to the frame, whereby the vibratory motion of the generators is transferred to the tubular drum to impart a circular motion to material disposed in the tubular drum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Steve Massman, Kerry William Quinn
  • Spring assembly with a protected attachment site
    Patent number: 10385939
    Abstract: A spring assembly includes a coil spring having one or more helical coils between two longitudinally spaced ends, and an attachment site disposed at at least one of the longitudinally spaced ends. The attachment site includes a casing enclosing the at least one of the longitudinally spaced ends, the casing having a casing passage therethrough between a first side and a second side. The attachment site also includes a washer disposed on the first side and having a washer passage aligned with the casing passage, and a base disposed on the second side and having a base passage aligned with the casing passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: General Kinematics Corporation
    Inventors: Kerry William Quinn, Ed Steffes, Jr.
  • SPRING ASSEMBLY WITH A PROTECTED ATTACHMENT SITE
    Publication number: 20180245650
    Abstract: A spring assembly includes a coil spring having one or more helical coils between two longitudinally spaced ends, and an attachment site disposed at at least one of the longitudinally spaced ends. The attachment site includes a casing enclosing the at least one of the longitudinally spaced ends, the casing having a casing passage therethrough between a first side and a second side. The attachment site also includes a washer disposed on the first side and having a washer passage aligned with the casing passage, and a base disposed on the second side and having a base passage aligned with the casing passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Kerry William Quinn, Ed Steffes, JR.